Montana’s 1920 Trade Sees Cautious Recovery Signs
Montana business shows pickup in late 1920 with brisk holiday buying. Merchants note price reductions and stock write downs as required to clear inflated inventories, while reconstruction continues across Helena Missoula and outlying areas. Analysts expect 1921 to bring construction booms and higher cattle prices as prices stabilize.
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Montana
Bradstreet
Miles City
Powder River County
Powder River
Custer
Milwaukee
Willmore
Commercial Club
Helena
Ystem
Helena Valley
Iiches
Lewis and Clark County
Northern Pacific Depot
Spokane Beach
Missoula
Butte Men Aboard Mines Rescue Car in Meaderville
Two Butte men J Wilcox and HE Ellison serve on a Meaderville rescue car. Wilcox, in charge, has deep mine rescue experience and has led fires rescues previously. The car carries 25 sets of apparatus and 23 oxygen tanks for reanimation. Canary birds monitor gas levels, though some perish in the work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butte
J. ¥. Wilcox
HE. Ellison
Meaderville
Wilcox
Pennsylvania and
Florida's Reputation and Local Humor Across Regions
A collage of brief quirky items notes Florida landlords rushing to trains over pocketbooks, Stockholm boasting the most flower shops in Europe, a Boston campaign remark about plain folks, and a railway era pun about splitting infinitives. It also cites geologists estimating 16 million tons of iron ore in Switzerland and 22 million tons in a nearby area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Switzerland
Psychoanalysis Proves Great Aid for Writers
New York report on how psychoanalysis helps authors unlock energy and choose productive paths. Floyd Dell touts analysis as essential, while Mrs. Evans warns against misinterpretation and stresses sublimation of emotions to fuel creative work. The piece cites cases from childhood to adult careers and notes controversy over the method.
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Margery Rex
International News Service
New York
Floyd Dell
Elida, Evans
Opal Whitely
Opal
Sha
Eu‘oyd Dell
Signs proclaim God exists in Havana streets
A fragmented note shows signs around Havana declaring Dios Existe. A quoted victim of a moratorium asserts defiance with a bold line about personal strength, reflecting tense local sentiment and unclear context of the moratorium event.
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Havana
Gil
Dutch Lead Aims To Unite 600 X-Ray Scientific Groups
A Dutch scientist seeks to create a single international body uniting about 600 organizations studying X-rays. The fragmented field faces coordination challenges as researchers push for a unified voice. In other notes, a lighthearted wartime exchange shows a lieutenant misplacing his boot and a captain responding with a quip about Ford work.
Chamber of Commerce Backs City County Consolidation Plan
The chamber argues consolidation reduces waste and duplication, citing examples from Chicago and Alameda County. It urges taxpayers and civic-minded residents to endorse uniting city and county government, claiming fewer officials, streamlined services, and cost savings.
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P. L. Wills
Butte Chamber of Commerce
Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
Consol
George C. Sikes
Chicago
Bureau ‘of
Louis
Denver
San Francisco
Baltimore
Boston
Ciit
Bute
What a Cost System Revealed About the Family Washing
A businesswoman who studied costs applied a cost system to her home and uncovered startling facts about the true expense of family laundering.
Words of Wisdom from Calvin Coolidge on honesty and industry
The article quotes Calvin Coolidge urging Americans to honor honesty and industry, condemn greed and envy, and pursue prosperity through strengthening material resources and character. It frames prosperity as a matter of virtuous citizenship and purposeful merchandising toward national ideals.
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Calvin Coolidge
Market for used home items via classified ads
The passage suggests selling office furniture and other household items through classified ads. It notes a potential market exists, with low advertising costs, inviting readers to consider turning unused possessions into cash. It emphasizes practical value and accessible listing options.
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Treasure State
A. B. Thompson
Maxill
Florida
Stockholm
Plain People
Dell van
Kot
Ford
P. J. Wills
Paul Chamber of
Commet Gow
the Butte
United States
Vesta
Rome
Weinberg
Alameda
Alameda County
California
Trust Sagn
Leven
East Park Street
Leys Jewelry Store
Hallmark
Leys Jeweler and Optometrist
North Main Street
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